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1190. The Brute Force Idea of War

Sculpture is a hulking monster of war having beaten down a peasant. War has sized the peasant’s wife by the throat. She peasant pleads for mercy on her knees back arched in suffering.

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1190. The Brute Force Idea of War

Boston Transcript, 1915.

Date

1915

Material

Clay

Description

Sculpture is a hulking monster of war having beaten down a peasant. War has sized the peasant's wife by the throat. She peasant pleads for mercy on her knees back arched in suffering.

Markings

n/a

Provenance / Location

Location unknown.

Alternate Title(s)

Brute Force of War

Notes / Sources

Known from article and image in Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), May 23, 1915. Participation in contest noted in the New York Times, April 1, 1915.

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